Topic: Sweetwater

Adam Curry discusses the difficulties of running a professional audio production on Linux, offering a $5,000 Bitcoin bounty for anyone who can solve specific driver and interface issues. He recounts an attempt to purchase a new device from Sweetwater, only to find it backordered for two years due to a factory fire and the global chip shortage. The segment highlights the technical hurdles of moving away from Windows for live broadcasting.

An account of running out of fuel in West Texas describes a near-stranding between Austin and Sweetwater. A local resident named Wild Bill provided emergency gasoline at a trading post and refused payment, leading to a purchase of bison jerky and a special edition Stieg Larsson book trilogy from his eclectic shop.